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The perfect woman

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The perfect woman

Rural skills competitions are not just a male endeavour. Here Debbie Scurr of Cardrona shows how to skin a rabbit in the 2007 Perfect Woman competition, which tests women’s farming skills. Scurr was the eventual winner of the contest, held at Wānaka.

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Jock Phillips, Rural recreation – Work as play – rural competitions, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/17699/the-perfect-woman (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Jock Phillips, published 1 March 2009.